Fun Monday Poem and Pic
The Evening Path
Remains of the day, languid and spare
Offer calm, and meaningful choice,
Spoken through slow deliberate care
By an ardent but quavering voice.
No young dog saunter proud and fair
The steps are labored but enjoyed.
We drink the jasmine from the air
the senses dulled but still employed
and more empowered from the mind's
experience and memory
unhurried, plodding and resigned
to recognize but not quite see.
An evening's haze, though cool and gray,
Is powerful as morns' refrains.
Though weary we that plod our way
Know joy in seizing the remains. 
16 comments:
Great job! I'm lovin' the poetry from everyone! I put you on the list!
A beautiful poem. I loved this. And the illustrations are great as well.
Wendy You have perfectly matched your paintings and words.
No fair! You cheated!! You used your talent and brilliance!
Very nice words. I know this is very personal, but it is also universal and comes across as a peaceful, melancholy image. The pictures are nice and fit the poem, but they aren't what I see when I read it.
Good poem, Purpleworms. It kind of sent a melancholy vibe to me.
I liked the pictures - I thought the first one was perfect for your poem.
Cool, very cool. Even without your great illustrations, your words themselves paint a picture.
Cool, how'd you get your photos to go like that?
Great poem too :)
I knew you'd nail this one.
Nikki - Thanks so much! I appreciate you letting me join late!
Joy T - Thanks so much!
ChrisB - Where's your poem!? Thanks for the praise!
You are so sweet to say that Stephanie!!
Min - Nah, the pictures are post poem and not really quite what I intended - a sort of reverse Willowtree.
Beckie - thanks so much!
Mjd - You are very kind!
Awesome poem.
shivers.....
especially poignant for someone growing older... we think about this evening walk
Wow.
That is so good, you are very talented at poetry (and art).
The Otherbear - Its all tricks from photoshop - nothing really special except select certain parts of the picture to exclude. Glad you like it.
Willowtree - Your poem was amazing. Psychedelic and inventive
Beckie - I was hoping it would be uplifting, but Thinking about aging has different effects on different people.
C - You are a consummate writer. One of the best I have seen on the web!
Pamela - yo got it! Thanks so much!
Beccy - Thank you! Your poem expressed exactly what I felt when I was trying to write this one!
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